House's Chimney
The House's Chimney, named after United States of America, American climber Bill House, is a tall crack in a rock wall, located on K2, a mountain on the China–Pakistan border. It was determined as the safest route to climb higher up the mountain, located at an elevation of feet. It was first climbed and named after Bill House, when he free climbed it on the 1938 American Karakoram reconnaissance expedition, 1938 American K2 expedition. References

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